to name; to call; to christen; to term
pinky swear (i.e. linking little fingers to confirm a promise); pinky promise
indicates sentence topic; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
hole; opening; pit; hollow; burrow; den; deficit
at; in; to; toward; to; for; because of
to insert; to put in; to thrust in; to plug in
this; last (couple of years, etc.); these; you (as in "you liar")
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; indicates a confident conclusion; indicates emotional emphasis; indicates question
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
in order; in turn; one by one
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to go; to move (towards); to move through; to travel across; to go (well, badly, etc.); to proceed; to do (in a particular way)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
only; just; merely; as much as; to the extent of; enough to
that; it; then; that point (in time); (arch.) there; (arch.) you
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
indicates the subject of a sentence; indicates possession; but; however; and; used after an introductory remark or explanation; regardless of ...
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
too; also; both A and B; A as well as B; even; as much as
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
from; since; through (e.g. a window, door); via; because; as; from (as in "made from")
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
fast; quick; early; soon; premature; too soon
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
this; this one; this person; now; this point (in time); here; used to stress the subject of a sentence
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
loser; defeated person; the defeated
how; in what way; how about
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)